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 American Progress This painting (circa 1872) by John Gast called American Progress, is an allegorical representation of the modernization of the new west. Here Columbia, a personification of the United States, leads civilization westward with American settlers, stringing telegraph wire as she sweeps west; she holds a school book. The different stages of economic activity of the pioneers are highlighted and, especially, the changing forms of transportation. Native Americans and animals flee in terror. |
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Gateway to the Oregon Dream The Oregon Trail, Part 1  Between 1843 and 1869, an estimated 400,000 Americans chose to migrate 2,170 miles west, traveling through tremendous obstacles, dangers, hardships and heartaches, toward the promise of free land, fresh starts, gold, and great expectations.
The largest peacetime migration in the history of the world required individual inspiration, courage and fortitude. Even so, and average of 17 individuals died on each mile of the Oregon Trail. An intrepid trio of Oregon Road Trippers are retracing this famous historical route, even now, stopping at every wagon rut, museum, fort, hollow and historical marker in 2,170 miles, starting in Independence, Missouri and ending in Oregon City, Oregon. In the spirit of those early pioneers, and the great wide and wild west that continues to beckon travelers, we offer these Special Reports from the Oregon Trail. READ MORE Are you an Oregon Road Tripper? We'd love to hear about it! Post your adventure here.
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Hells Canyon Harvest Festival
Baker City
October 21-22
The Hells Canyon Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to join them in their third annual Fall Festival. It will be Friday and Saturday October 21 and 22. There will be Contests, Flea Market, Art Walk, and a Street Dance Friday night, music by Inside Out. Fall Produce & Flower Show-Cash Prizes, $2.00 entry fee for participants, visitors free. There will be a Silent Auction, along with Historic Demonstrations. Saturday Cider Pressing! Bring your own washed apples and bottles. Event Websitein Baker County, Oregon.
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Haunted, High & Historical
Baker City
 Time for a road trip? Here's 48 hours of fun and adventure near Baker City. Why there? Let's start with the slow pace of the place. You want to make your time in Eastern Oregon last & last. Entering Baker City: Population 9880. Set your watch back 25 years. And with just a little imagination you can go back a lot farther than that. Say back to 1889. Because when the sun goes down, the lights come up at the Geiser Grand Hotel. Built during the gold Bonanza, this opulent hotel was the hub of a western boomtown. In disrepair and nearly razed in the 1970s to build a parking lot, Barbara and Dwight Sidway saved the structure and rebuilt the Geiser Grand to its former glory. READ MORE
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Traveling the Oregon Trail  A Falcon Guide by Julie Fanselow More than 150 years after the first emigrants crossed the Oregon Trail in wagon trains, you can relive their epic adventure with the help of author Julie Fanselow. Written for modern pioneers, this scenic touring guide includes information on: where to go; what to see; what to do along every section of the trail; trail history; present-day attractions; detailed maps and photographs.
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The Oregon Trail
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An average of 17 people per mile died on the Oregon Trail between 1843 and 1869. Most were laid to rest in lonely, unmarked graves. Family and friends could only look back in sorrow as the wagon train rolled on. Photo: OregonTrailNow.com
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